IN THE NEWS

 Congratulations to Laura Kuhl, Assistant Professor of Public Policy and Urban Affairs and International Affairs, pictured above receiving the University Excellence in Teaching Award from Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs David Madigan, Senior Vice Provost for Academic Affairs Debra Franko, and CSSH Dean Uta Poiger. The award recognizes educators who demonstrate deep expertise in their field, provide rigorous content in their courses and inspire their students.


Read "They provide expertise, rigorous content and inspiration. Northeastern surprises professors with University Excellence in Teaching Awards."

Why wasn’t Donald Trump handcuffed? Did he get a mugshot?

Northeastern Global News


Trump's tongue-wagging could threaten showdown with judge

CBC News


Experts say Trump prosecution far from sure thing

The Boston Globe

Daniel Medwed

University Distinguished Professor of Law and Criminal Justice

As Finland prepares to join NATO, defense forces have become more ‘visible’ inside its borders

Northeastern Global News


Turkey’s parliament ratifies Finland’s membership in NATO

Associated Press

Mai'a Cross

Associate Dean of Faculty Affairs, Diversity and Inclusion; Director of the Center for International Affairs and World Cultures; Dean’s Professor of Political Science, International Affairs, and Diplomacy

No more climate legislation needed; it's time for action

CommonWealth Magazine

Joan Fitzgerald

Professor of Public Policy and Urban Affairs


Theodore C. Landsmark

Distinguished Professor of Public Policy and Urban Affairs; Director, Kitty and Michael Dukakis Center for Urban and Regional Policy

Northeastern student wins Fulbright Scholarship to research impact of nuclear power plants in rural Japan

Northeastern Global News

Andrew Small

'23 BA, Asian Studies


Daniel Aldrich

Professor, Political Science and Public Policy

Boston lands grant for study on building a park over the Massachusetts Turnpike in Chinatown

Daily Free Press

Moira Zellner

Professor of Public Policy and Urban Affairs; Director of Participatory Modeling and Data Science; Co-Director of NULab for Texts, Maps and Networks

Debt ceiling standoff: Biden banks on Republicans shouldering the blame

Washington Examiner

Costas Panagopoulos

Distinguished Professor of Political Science

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RECOGNITION AND PUBLICATIONS

Thomas Barnay, Visiting Professor in Economics, and Éric Defebvre of Sorbonne University have published an issue brief, "The First COVID Wave: Comparing Experiences of Adults Age 50 and Older in the U.S. and Europe" in The Commonwealth Fund.

GIVING DAY 2023

Fourth year student Jada Howard shares why she supports Giving Day and how to make a gift to CSSH.

Giving Day 2023 is tomorrow!


Help CSSH get to the top of leaderboard and support us in meeting our challenges:


CSSH Co-op Challenge

  • If 100 donors make gift to CSSH's funds, parent Josh Hamburg will release $18,000 toward funding CSSH student co-ops.


CSSH Dean's Strategy Council Challenge

  • If 150 donors make gifts to CSSH's funds, the Dean's Strategy Council will release $10,000 to the CSSH Dean's Fund.


History Department Challenge

  • If 10 donors give to the Department of History, an anonymous CSSH parent will release $1,000 to the History Fund.
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EVENTS

After Area Studies Lecture Series: Paula Chakravartty


Monday, April 10

4:00 - 6:00 PM


Renaissance Park 909


Register to attend

This series explores the work of centering Asia, its peoples, its diasporas, and its historical legacies and ongoing contributions. This session's talk is "Asian/American Feminist Collaboration in Ethnonationalist Times" by speaker Paula Chakravartty, James Weldon Johnson Associate Professor at the Gallatin School and the Department of Media, Culture and Communication at New York University.

Policy School Open Classroom, Spring 2023


Wednesday, April 12

6:00 - 7:30 PM


West Village F, Room 020


Join via livestream

Recent reports raise issues about slow progress in achieving sustainability, climate justice, and environmental resilience.This interdisciplinary lecture and workshop course from the School of Public Policy and Urban Affairs includes case studies, quantitative and qualitative measurement tools, and research from scholars, practitioners, advocates, and data analysts to examine metrics for achieving progress in these areas, with a focus on water, heat, planning, policy, ethics, equity and climate racial justice. 

The Importance of Alliances, Partnerships, and Domestic Strengths: Army War College Perspectives on Great Power Competition


Thursday, April 13

11:45 AM - 1:25 PM


RP 909

Risa Kitagawa, Assistant Professor of Political Science and International Affairs, will be one of the moderators of a panel of delegates—who are also active service members—from the U.S. Army War College. They will share their wealth of experience in NATO operations in the Balkans, Middle East, Asia, and the Pacific.

Ethics Institute Speaker | Lu Teng


Friday, April 14

12:00 - 1:30 PM


RP 426, Philosophy Dept. Common Room

Lu Teng, Assistant Professor of Philosophy at New York University Shanghai, will present "The Justificatory Power of Memory Experience," examining how episodic memories can provide us with justification for beliefs about the past.

The Hidden Jews of Ethiopia


Tuesday, April 18

5:30 - 7:30 PM


ISEC 102

Attend the Boston premier of the film Nafkot—a look at the Jewish communities remaining in Ethiopia as the First Temple Beta Israel Jewish Communities of Kechene and Semien Shewa—followed by panel discussion with the film's director Malka Shabtay, community member Belayneh Tazebku, and Marla Brettschneider, editor of the documentary The Hidden Jews of Ethiopia.


This event is part of the Morton E. Ruderman Memorial Lecture Series on The Colors, Cultures, and Flavors of the Jews.

NULab Spring Conference 2023


Friday, April 21

9:30 AM - 3:30 PM


RP 909


Zoom registration

Join NULab for the spring conference “Generative AI: Creative Potentials and Ethical Responsibilities,” featuring talks by Northeastern faculty, staff, and students about their work in digital humanities and computational social science. The keynote address will be delivered by Lara J. Martin, CIFellow Postdoc at the University of Pennsylvania.

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